Guelphs won, but then split into two factions.Guelphs wanted the Pope to control politics.Ghibellines wanted Holy Roman Emperor in power.12-13th century Florence was a place of political turbulence.After her death in 1290, he dedicated a famous work La Vita Nuova to her.Beatrice was Dante’s inspiration for writing.Dante’s great love was Beatrice Portinari, whom he met as a young boy.They had two sons, Jacopo and Pietro, and a daughter, Antonia.In 1285, Dante entered an arranged marriage with Gemma Donati, a noblewoman.Wanted literature to be experienced by all Italians, not just the learned class. ![]() Wrote poetry in his vernacular language (Italian) instead of Latin.Studied Tuscan painting, Greek and Roman mythology, philosophy, music, and poetry, especially that of Homer and Virgil.
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